FIXRADIO Tunes Request Thread (And DAB Radio Recommendations Thread)

[littlespark]

Plumbers have more radios cos they nick them from other trades.
Joiners have more radios cos they get a free one when they buy the latest power tools in a box kit
Tilers have more radios cos they get better acoustics in a newly tiled bathroom.

We, the sparks don’t really need radios as we all have wonderful singing voices

Or is that voices in our heads....

 

[rapparee]

DAB radio has been a failure in Ireland.

Due to the lack of uptake the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland are considering scrapping it.

 

[Dan]

Wow I thought it was the standard all over the globe now! Is it just the BBC pushing it here that's got it through then. Or at least mostly though. As Tel said, a lot of stations wont stay tuned in as you drive around in a vehicle.

I thought it was like the phone 4G then onto 5G situation, where it's a bit of a given it'll move onto the next one. Clearly not then!

 

[rapparee]

Wow I thought it was the standard all over the globe now! Is it just the BBC pushing it here that's got it through then. Or at least mostly though. As Tel said, a lot of stations wont stay tuned in as you drive around in a vehicle.

I thought it was like the phone 4G then onto 5G situation, where it's a bit of a given it'll move onto the next one. Clearly not then!

That's the thing.

People who are old school listen to FM.

If you're hip and trendy you'll stream it on 4g.

DAB is stuck in no man's land.

Here is an article about it if you're interested.

Tuning out: digital radio fails to make waves

In face of stiff competition , it’s not clear what the future holds for DAB in Ireland

www.irishtimes.com

 

[Dan]

That's the thing.

People who are old school listen to FM.

If you're hip and trendy you'll stream it on 4g.

DAB is stuck in no man's land.

Here is an article about it if you're interested.

Tuning out: digital radio fails to make waves

In face of stiff competition , it’s not clear what the future holds for DAB in Ireland

www.irishtimes.com

Wow. So I read this on that page....

Rhodes says the best example can be found in Norway, where state broadcaster NRK last year became the first in the world to complete a full switch from analogue to digital radio broadcasting. Where the analogue setup required about 1,200 transmission sites for each of the country’s four national radio networks, the digital equivalent uses just a single network and 800 transmitters to provide the same service and coverage. The payback on that investment should be significant in the long term.

So that means the signal IS actually stronger. It's just clearly a case in the UK that there aren't enough transmitters knocking about. And clearly in Ireland, hardly any.

That article was from Feb 18. So is it still available for some stations for the time being then?

 

[martin mcguinness]

Can your mate do a special price for your forum buddies?

He can do for about £100 but I have found on Ebay cheaper and including postage so about £10 cheaper in total

eBay

I would recommend

 

[Dan]

He can do for about £100 but I have found on Ebay cheaper and including postage so about £10 cheaper in total

eBay

I would recommend

Good find matey.

 

[Deleted account]

Stick it on my Xmas list ????

Nooooooo

ITS ONLY SEPTEMBER

 

[rapparee]

Wow. So I read this on that page....


So that means the signal IS actually stronger. It's just clearly a case in the UK that there aren't enough transmitters knocking about. And clearly in Ireland, hardly any.

That article was from Feb 18. So is it still available for some stations for the time being then?

It's still available, but commercial stations won't embrace it, they don't want to open up the airspace to competition.

DAB is easier for niche radio stations to operate on.

 

[Moley]

I would be lost without DAB radio in the van. Got to get my fix of Planet Rock. Radios are not allowed on sites

 

[Robson689]

Wow I thought it was the standard all over the globe now! Is it just the BBC pushing it here that's got it through then. Or at least mostly though. As Tel said, a lot of stations wont stay tuned in as you drive around in a vehicle.

I thought it was like the phone 4G then onto 5G situation, where it's a bit of a given it'll move onto the next one. Clearly not then!

I love DAB but I also get signal problems a lot of the time...

When I was in America my rental car had satellite radio which I thought was amazing always wondered why it wasn't a thing in the UK. I don't think I ever lost signal and I covered thousands of miles.

 

[rapparee]

I love DAB but I also get signal problems a lot of the time...

When I was in America my rental car had satellite radio which I thought was amazing always wondered why it wasn't a thing in the UK. I don't think I ever lost signal and I covered thousands of miles.

Sky have everything sown up. You'd have to pay them an extortionate fee to be carried on one of their Astra satellites

 

[MJPD29]

Got a milwaukee radio with dab, useless in half the country though so it's usually fm

 

[littlespark]

Is it sneaky when I’m working somewhere, I find the broadband hub, Wi-fi password and listen to online stations on my phone?

 

[Zerax]

Is it sneaky when I’m working somewhere, I find the broadband hub, Wi-fi password and listen to online stations on my phone?

Yes ! Stop doing it...

 

[Phil Thompson]

Have the Dewalt Tough System Dab radio, and just got a new van which also has Dab radio in it.

 

[rapparee]

Ireland broadcaster to close its DAB radio services

Irish state broadcaster RTÉ is to close all of its DAB digital radio services, including RTÉ Gold, RTÉjr Radio & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra.The closures are part of major cuts across the organisation, including 200 jobs being lost and the closure of its studi

radiotoday.co.uk

And that's the end of DAB in Ireland.

 

[static zap]

Ireland broadcaster to close its DAB radio services

Irish state broadcaster RTÉ is to close all of its DAB digital radio services, including RTÉ Gold, RTÉjr Radio & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra.The closures are part of major cuts across the organisation, including 200 jobs being lost and the closure of its studi

radiotoday.co.uk

And that's the end of DAB in Ireland.

I felf a similar betrayal when Kerrang dissap
eared from DAB , found on freeview TV and internet !
(Internet model is too cheap ?)
(another Xmas present -Sony TV streams all moving about for Xmas )
Tech just seems to like change fro the sake of it !